The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-03
And I made q movement to arrest her

stepping back to:avoid my grasp, and eyes
ing me from head to foot in defiant man.
ner.
ssYes,'' cried I, IT am thoroughly in
earnest;" but it was quiet wrong OF me to
add, s'you have no feelings at ALL" --
She became slightly pale, and, without
a word Of reply, she passed hastily
by me. Giving short, downward switch
with her whip, in the air this time, as If
cutting through an invisible obstacle, she
strods back Rsto the chateau. 81 s E :
Yfrss impulse wassto follow 60 iasSso'
try to appease her, but I could not muster
up the courage to do so. Besides l was
still under the influence OF my foolish
anger, not enough SO, however, to make
me- unconscious ofi the gravity 'of the
offense conveyed by my last words.
She retraced her steps along the path
we had been following. did not take
my eyes of her, but she never once turned
her head. When she entered the avenue
Of chestnut trees I lost sight OF her qlS
topether. AZ
Nv anger soon cooling down, began
more fully to understand the nature OF the
quarrel that had taken place. / could
only sum it up in these two words:
"'Tis absurd"
Return to:thegh ghoqsel Why Fb2uias449 2 81
What could say2 Jgstify mysM sfo
what purppse? ThsSsevils. VAS beyond
remedy. Msue aQr S0sgtvegS Nevei!
BESIDES, tos DO go; bsWoaiU 1spe nqs 1eeeeu'
more courage than possessed: MMllng-
-seeme6 t8 me- the best, phougn no1 tne
most commendable plan.
In order to think over the matter
calmly, and to let events take their own
course, passed through the thicket and
walked on for while at random soon
reached the outskirts OF q smau grove
about 200 metres from the main avenue of
the chateau. Not wishing to get In yet,
GhreW myself son the grass, ana Wltn my
eyes fixed on the house I waited. Toby
.stretshe himself at my feet
"a little later two horses were led into
the yard. Nine. de StahT, and her daugh-
.ters came down the steps alonei mounted
their Horses and started of at gallop.
Aroused by the sHghtest noise Toby
.sprange0f at full speed toward them,
barking as loud ss he could:S
In passing by the grove the Young glrl
accidentally cashier eyes fnmy ;dsecuon.
Did,Me seeIneE Perhaps snss sa1as.1or sne
raised fsf riding whip and brought it down
whack on the neck Of her charger. The
surprised animal reared mp on her hind
legs. 80 TO subdue, him she ,belabored him
with blows which, I verify Believe; were
not falling on the shoulders she would
have liked them to. With ceaselesS yep
ings Toby escorted the enemy to the.en-
trance Of the avenue; then bounding; pack
as fast as his legs could carry him ne eook
his place at my feet, growing shi, opt IN
q tone which seemed 70 mean: :! nave
done my duty, haven't II NOW, let us
Live = IN ,5s peace" sn began bending his course
toward the hills I decided on returning
home. s. 9 ~
For awhile I wandered around the house
and d)thap set ont ~ search Qtnews. ABOVE
all things to be feared was the reception
Observation-Disclosures give me. At last
7 spied my old governess, who had looked
for ms,in every corner OF tne premises
asked her what sne naa neara:
She told me that Mile. oe Stam naa re-
turned In o fury, giving orders 10 naVe
the horse saddled 1mmed1ste!y. on eneer.
ing the parlor she related long story OF
which it was impossible to understand
anyfbing except that l had 80 lar ios-
gotten myself as to insult my oeHotned:
NINE; dc stam 1aaiy 70 app,uyea as a.onS nSe
'mothsS she smpls tsPtsa herself EfffSs
Htterings from tms "a tine, e5aqpIasp2S
Of surprise, insisting that 1t was an an-
Burd q1arra; that, imost assuredly, !!
must have been he5eft OF my se@nse4 @ Az
this, however; did not prevent her rom
energeticaily ily-undertaking my defense,
when, On, finishing hera recital, Miie. De
Stah1 applied t 70 I'm me rather uncomphmen-
tary epithyets. r.1
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%nen enlesea SnH iou1s; ns+tors ~ Grand. rand
au Snansg e,t ~ 800 1,nrssd,otsIv - tho draw
alosne ,unss a,"enS AZ and;na bar nrosant + ia
aasndsd aag l s. tSs Ss9 sardap % r bnt no one had
seen1sa ~ TS IT.s = thsn intormad @ al that after
sen nel. "as Sns4 to ~ fr;andsl @ @ .Sa | hod
tne oepatIuts y, usi wv nG, SSIS;n. IT. 80. ~
leqfeo 70 As.i p..St...ltSa. .u, S araa S.ete
ask ner 20 lece.se me' IN mTtS "a S Ios;rsd %
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